Former Columbia President Katrina Armstrong, Who Told Feds She Couldn’t Recall Specifics of Any Antisemitic Incident on Campus, Out as University’s Medical Center Chief

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Armstrong is moving to a new role amid a congressional probe into the university’s compliance with Trump deal L: Katrina Armstrong (NIH via Wikimedia Commons), R: Anti-Israel rally at Columbia (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Former Columbia University president Katrina Armstrong, who resigned after telling the federal government she couldn’t recall specifics of any antisemitic incident on

Rosario ‘Pete’ Vasquez Is the New Border Patrol Chief, CBP Announces

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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on June 1 that Rosario “Pete” Vasquez would become the new chief of the Border Patrol. Vasquez succeeds Mike Banks, who stepped down from the role last month after 15 months.

Head of GOP women’s caucus: ‘Billion-dollar-plus slush fund’ not answer to weaponization

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GOP Rep. Kat Cammack (Fla.) on Monday morning criticized the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which the administration scrapped later in the day after intense backlash from congressional Republicans. Cammack, the chair of the Republican Women’s Caucus, said on Fox News’s “Mornings with Maria” that government weaponization is a “very real” and “rampant” problem….

DOJ Says It Will Comply With Court’s Block on ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at the Justice Department in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has hit pause on a proposed “Anti-Weaponization Fund” after an unfavorable court ruling. “The Department of Justice disagrees strongly with the decision on the Anti-Weaponization Fund put forth by the United States